THOUGHTS & STORIES

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A collection of thoughts, deep dives, and stories from my journey—building apps, leading teams, and exploring the craft of modern web development.

AIProject PitchNLP

Building world's first ITE "Integrated Thinking Environment"

A proposal for a local-first Markdown editor that uses real-time Sentiment Analysis to dynamically adjust its AI assistant's persona, featuring a multi-agent debate system ('The Council') and personalized memory recall.

Seif Zakaria2025-11-28
Building world's first ITE "Integrated Thinking Environment"
Mental HealthAICase Study

Rafiqi: Our Journey Building Egypt's Mental Health Companion

How we built Rafiqi, an AI-powered mental health companion designed for Egyptians. From tackling cultural stigma to building tech that speaks Egyptian Arabic, here's the story of creating a platform rooted in accessibility, cultural respect, and real impact.

Seif Zakaria2025-5-20
Rafiqi: Our Journey Building Egypt's Mental Health Companion
LeadershipAudio AIStrategy

Rebuilding MSP for a High-Velocity Future

The story of how I led the complete structural and cultural rebuild of the MSP chapter, installing professional engineering standards (Unix/GitHub mandate) to foster technical excellence, culminating in the launch of the high-velocity Audio AI committee, Resonance.

Seif Zakaria2025-11-20
Rebuilding MSP for a High-Velocity Future
StorytellingWork CultureGrowth

What I Learned From Scaling (and Leaving) the Open Source Community

As the Head of HR for the Open Source Community (OSC), I treated the department not as a social club, but as a system architecture project. The results were quantifiable, record-breaking, and undeniable. But as I learned the hard way, in some organizations, "optimization" is interpreted as "disruption." Here is the story of how I built a high-velocity machine in a low-velocity environment, and why we ultimately parted ways.

Seif Zakaria2025-9-28
What I Learned From Scaling (and Leaving) the Open Source Community
LeadershipOSCPlanning

So, You Wanna Be a Head? A Practical Guide to Building Your Leadership Plan

Becoming a head at OSC isn’t just about the title—it’s about leading with vision, structure, and resilience. This guide breaks down how to craft a Head Plan that actually works: from setting SMART goals and timelines to managing risks, budgets, and team dynamics. If you’re stepping up to lead, this is your roadmap.

Seif Zakaria2025-9-1
So, You Wanna Be a Head? A Practical Guide to Building Your Leadership Plan

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